The document is a curriculum vitae for Haider Ahmed Iqbal that summarizes his professional experience and qualifications. Over three decades, he has worked on donor-funded development projects in Bangladesh, handling finance, administration, and translation. He has extensive experience as a project administrator, office manager, and liaison for international organizations and consulting firms.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Name: Haider Ahmed Iqbal
2. Academic Qualification: B. Sc (Physics -Chemistry -Mathematics) University of Dhaka,
3. Languages: English (Fluent in speaking with a flair for writing) & Bangla
4. Computer Literacy: Working knowledge of Excel & MS Word as well as
familiar with Internet
5. E-mail: iqbal0173@gmail.com
The length of my working experience spans over for more than three decades out of
which 17 years have been spent absolutely being involved with donor (GTZ, KfW &
ADB) funded development projects in the capacity Project Administrator-cum-
Accountant / Office Manager having had been tagged to expatriate Team Leaders
and assigned to handle a myriad of tasks that related to finance and administration
that are absolutely required to make a new and small set-up of a foreign based
company to get going on its own with little supervision from the superior.
A glance through my Curriculum Vitae attached herewith will promptly say that, I
had handled assignments of varied nature though ephemeral from the point of
duration. There were occasions when I had to be on tenterhooks as there used to be
a gulf of difference between two successive jobs and it was at this critical juncture of
time I learnt that flexibility & adaptability go hand in hand to cope up with the
changed scenario.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Reverse Chronological Order - Place of Work: Dhaka,
Bangladesh
August 2004 - July 2009 - WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES INC,
The Project Administrator-cum-Accountant attached to the expatriate Team Leader, counter
part to the Project Director of the Rural Development Project (RDP) 25, of the Local Govern
ment Engineering Department (LGED) for the implementation of Rural Infrastructure Improv
ement Project (RIIP) funded by the Asian Development Bank and Kredit Anstalt für Wiedera
ufbau (KfW), Germany.
Assignment: Cash Handling – Preparation of the Monthly Statement of accounts of the
project in reconciliation with the Bank Statement to send it to the Head Office in the USA.–
Overall supervision of Finance and Administration e.g. disbursement of salary – leave
monitoring etc. - Ensured logistic support as required in the context of running the office
without any hitch. - Moreover, required to translate Bangla letters into English received from
the concerned Department of the Government.
Handled any unforeseen situation posing a problem – All in all, it was like to act as the
“Head Cook and Bottle Washer” in order that, the expatriate Team Leader could leave all
worries of running of the office to his Project Administrator. Critically important it was to
ensure through constant vigilance that, during the absence of the expatriate Team Leader
from Bangladesh on annual home leave, nothing should lag behind or go wrong in the
context of maintaining liaison with the office of the Project Director of the Government of
Bangladesh.
February 1992 - June 2004 - GITEC Consult GmbH
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2. The Office Manager-cum-Administrator attached to the expatriate Team Leader
counterpart to the Project Director of the Rural Development Project (RDP) 14 of the Local
Government Engineering Department (LGED) for implementation of Tangail Infrastructure D
evelopment Project (TIDP) funded by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
& Kredit Anstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Germany.
Assignment: Exactly as above, yet having had to work with an expatriate Team Leader who
just arrived in the country shortly before I was appointed, it was incumbent upon me to be
effectively result oriented self-starter to accomplish tasks assigned in order of priority.
November 1990 - September 1991 – BGMEA
The Publication Officer with the BGMEA (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters
Association) for its Fortnightly Newsletter in English attached to the expatriate Consultant
Assignment: Writing for the bulletin highlighting the contributions for this labour intensive
industry to earn foreign exchange on one hand and on the other, generating employment for
the downtrodden. The write-up would then be submitted to the editor for his perusal and
scrutiny prior to printing and distribution.
March 1989 - March 1990 – Associate in Rural Development (ARD) - Vermont, USA
The Administrative Officer employed by a visiting US fact finding mission team assigned by
Washington with the task to assess the cost and benefit ratio of the American aid channelled
through USAID- Dhaka, for the progress of Bangladesh Rural and Feeder Roads Sector and
Feeder Road Maintenance & Improvement Project.
Assignment: Liaison on behalf of the team with the different relevant agencies both the
Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) to fix appointment for the team
to hold discussion with them. Rendered the services of an Interpreter out in the field while
visiting sites as it involved discussion with the rural population. Further, keeping track of all
expenses incurred during their stay in respect of daily routine expenditure and lump some
payment for office expenses etc.
June 1988 - March 1989 – Orbital Enterprise (Manpower Recruiting Agency)
A Team Mate in the capacity of an Executive.
Assignment: Preparation of documentation in compliance with the conditions set by both
the Government towards obtaining the NOC for the recruited personnel which used to be the
pre-condition for reservation and ticketing in order to fly them off to their respective
destinations.
November 1986 - April 1988-
The position of a Senior Manager responsible for promotion of sales of Office Automation
Equipment like, the Personal Computer replacing electronic typewriter and Facsimile for
instant communication, promoting business through follow-up of the contacts made by the
members of roving sales squad visiting prospective clients.
Assignment: Monitored the progress of the roving sales representatives paying door to
door visit to different offices in the Metropolis to explain to them the versatility of these
equipment (PC & Fax).
February 1984 - August 1986- Ananya Samiksha (Multidisciplinary Consulting Firm)
Worked in various capacities as a team mate of with a group of top notch retired personnel
both from the civil and defence service of the government engaged in multifarious business
interests as appended below:
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3. Feasibility Study of project proposal of the aspirant entrepreneurs to be submitted to the fin
ancial institutions for sanction of loan to set up an industry.
Assignment: As a junior member of the team watched carefully how the senior person
tailored the feasibility of the draft Project Proposal submitted by the client to convince the
Funding Agency of its viability for advancing loan to set up the industry.
Buying House for Readymade Garment Industries
Assignment: To contact the Diplomatic Missions of foreign countries at home with a view to
obtaining an introduction to the Chamber of Commerce of their respective countries through
the good offices of the Mission Head in Dhaka
Surveyor of Insurance claims.
Assignment: Going through the Survey Report drafted by the Senior Surveyor for possible
omissions and typographical mistake before submission to the concerned authority.
October 1981 – January 1982- The Sunday Star
Worked as the Assistant Editor for an English weekly Newspaper (now defunct).
Assignment: Duties included writing for the newspaper, made sure to receive articles for
publishing from regular contributors, called on personalities both political and cultural arena
to publish exclusive interview highlighting their experience and on top, made sure printing on
schedule.
April 1974 - October 1976- The German Cultural Institute
The Librarian and Information Officer employed by the Branch of Goethe Institut in Munich,
Germany.
Assignment: Duties included the usual chores of a librarian such as, cataloguing of books,
preparation of inventory etc. and other related works prior to circulation of new books.
Also, enrolled the visiting public as members for borrowing books, watching film shows. Prov
ided information on the prospect of studies in Germany.
November 1972 - April 1973- Notre Dame College
As a Language Instructor worked in collaboration with Father James T Banas as for the
Special English Course held in the campus of Notre Dame College, designed for the
students deficient in basic grammar and felt tongue tied to speak English for being familiar
with spoken form of English language belonging to “English in Action” in contrast to
literature.
Assignment: Helped students to catch up with the method introduced combining lecture to
follow limited audio facilities by using tape recorder to have them listen to the phonetics of
the language when spoken by the native speakers and had them drill the sentence
6. Special Mention: Visited the Federal Republic of Germany to attend a Workshop for
the Librarians employed by the local Goethe Institut held in Bremen during October 10 -
31, 1982.
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